What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead, Vessels position at GASTECH ENGINEERING LLC?
Description:
GasTech has been dedicated to helping energy clients around the globe achieve their goals for more than 30 years. As an oil and gas engineered-to-order business, we are committed to understanding each client’s specific goals and executing them as our own. Things are exciting for us at GasTech, as we are growing and looking for a Lead Fitter/Welder in our Vessel department to join our team! Our workplace culture is both friendly and dynamic, and in this role, you will have plenty of opportunities to interact with all members of our project teams.
Key Responsibilities:
- Adhere to all established company safety expectations and procedures
- Participate in safety audits and other types of leadership safety enforcement activities as required
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to provide a safe and injury/accident-free workplace as instructed
- Plan and organize the department workforce
- Job, space, tooling and equipment planning as required, to maximize throughput
- Establish root cause and corrective actions to eliminate Quality incidents
- Drive root cause closed loop corrective action initiatives
- Participate and lead closed loop corrective action sessions to reduce the cost of poor quality
- Must possess the ability to interact with staff, customers, and vendors in a diplomatic and professional demeanor. Moderate level of customer contact is required.
- Ensure proper welding consumables are purchased, available and adequately marked and stored
- Ensure personnel are properly qualified to GasTech Weld Procedure Specifications
- Perform supervisory functions for the Manufacturing Manager in his/her absence as needed
- Knowledgeable in all ASME and ANSI Code welding requirements as it pertains to this department
- Knowledgeable in all oxy-fuel, plasma cutting and arc-gouging operations
- Ensure personnel are “in-procedure” when welding, as required by customer order
- Ensure department-specific employee training programs are implemented and followed
- Provide job status and scheduling information to the Manufacturing Manager
- Ensure all team members practice proper, professional, and consistent housekeeping
- Prepare, stage, and control the job flow through the Department
- Identify maintenance requirements and ensure their completion on all shop equipment
- Must possess the ability to effectively communicate and interact professionally with Customers and Customer representatives
- Must possess the ability to speak in front of staff at various group meetings, including department meetings, shop staff meetings, companywide meetings, etc.
- Must possess the ability to communicate and effectively deal with all levels of staff
Company Benefits:
- 401k Plan w/ 4% match
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- FSA (Flexible Spending Account)
- Voluntary Life Insurance
- Voluntary STD
- Employer Paid Group Term Life and LTD
- Company PTO Program & 8 Paid Holidays
- Strong leadership abilities and technical knowledge in the fitting and welding of pressure vessels and equipment is required.
- A minimum of 5 years’ experience in welding and fabrication, 3 of which is in a Code welding facility, is required.
- Strong, hands-on, fitting and welding background is required.
- A complete understanding of shop scheduling, shop layout and process throughput is required.
- The ability to read and understand all engineering documentation is required.
- Experience in reading and interpreting NDE results is also required.
- Experience leading teams is strongly preferred but not required.
- Level II PT, MT and/or RT examiner certification is preferred but not required.
- Experience in an ISO 9000 environment is preferred but not required.
- Proficiency with computer applications, including MS Office applications, is preferred but not required.
- Travel is rare but may be occasionally required.
